John D F Wiard
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
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Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #41-29364 'Stardust'. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-664034
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Stardust
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 27 March 1944
- Date: 22 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Sacramento, California | 25 May 1921 | |
Died |
Gressenhall, Dereham, Norfolk, UK | 27 March 1944 | Crashed shortly after takeoff due to a collision with another B-24 |
Buried |
Sacramento, CA, USA | Sacramento City Cemetery Sacramento Sacramento County California, USA Plot: 54 204 |
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Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 243, Attlebridge Arsenal p. 190 by Wassom and Brassfield , Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia